Instructions Without deep thought, predict how many gallons of water you use on
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Question
Instructions
Without deep thought, predict how many gallons of water you use on a daily basis.
Then list all of your uses of water within your home. Every possible use should be listed.
For each of the uses you list, attempt make as accurate calculation as you can of how much water you will use personally for a week. By personally, I mean just for yourself and not for other family members. Be sure to describe how you made your calculation. There are examples in the template below.
Total your weekly water consumption for all your uses, and then determine your average daily use by dividing by 7.
In at least 200 words, discuss how well your calculation of water use aligns with your predicted water use, and discuss what you can do to lower your water consumption.
Explanation / Answer
Here household, showing, toilet flushing, lawn watering and pool refilling (due to evaporation) are the largest water users. When it comes to conserving water, small adjustments can have a big impact. To lower water consumption, it is to follow the following tips:-
2. Always use full loads in your washing machine and dishwasher, this cuts out unnecessary washes in between.
3. Minimise the use of shower. Shower can use anything between 6 and 45 litres per minute.
4. Water the garden with a watering can rather than a hosepipe. A hosepipe uses 1,000 litres of water an hour.
Activity Gallons used/day Washing 6.006 washing dishes 10 showering 20 hand washing 1.25 teeth brushing 0.5 face washing 1 watering plants 0.286 drinking 0.5 toilet 17.5 cleaning food 2.5 watering lawn 8.58 pool refilling 20